593 Quotes by Gail Carriger

Sometimes I can even pick up messages intended for other aethographors.” He frowned a moment. “Story of my life, if you think about it.

He was clutching at his indelicate bits and writhing about.

My Hallway” remarked Lord Akeldama,“Has never seen such lively action. And That, my sugarplums, is saying something!

The stars were vast and twinkling with savage cheer above them, and the sea was a vast and satin-rich bed of cruelty below. Primrose shivered at her own fancy, but there was something about the wide emptiness that terrorised. I suppose I am nothing if not a creature of cities with bustling streets and cosy hearths. This vastness is not for me. And I am not for it.

Writers are the modern vanguards of narrative, and as such, we are in a dangerous position of power.

You must be careful with those green sparkles of yours. You know Calypso’s green eyes trapped Odysseus on her island for seven years? I could live in those eyes of yours.

She felt, in fact, very absent from herself. Adrift, as if nothing might bring her back again. Not even tea.

Perhaps to the north? I hear Scotland is lovely this time of year.” “Are you barmy? Scotland is wholly abysmal this time of year.

Please come sit in a chair with me in my library and don’t talk too much and when you do speak, say something smart? If we’re lucky the cat will sit on top of us.